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Sci‑Fi Handyman Sim The Lift Launches Open Steam Playtest

Hands-on previews highlight tactile repair mechanics within a New Weird space‑station setting from a new team targeting a 2026 PC launch.

Overview

  • The free playtest begins September 16 on Steam, offering several hours of early access to systems focused on repairing, rewiring, and cleaning.
  • Developed by Fantastic Signals, a new studio with veterans of Pathologic 2 and Ori and the Will of the Wisps, the project is the team’s debut.
  • Players take the role of the Keeper aboard a deteriorating station coated in a strange oily substance, restoring floors and uncovering what happened to the missing residents.
  • Journalists report click‑and‑drag, first‑person interactions—vacuuming sludge, assembling components, and reading wiring diagrams—that emphasize physical, tool‑driven problem‑solving.
  • Developers describe non‑linear, immersive‑sim progression with multiple solutions and revisitable spaces, with a full release planned for PC in 2026 and consoles to follow.